Derived data product DEA Land Cover
Last updated:4 March 2022
Learn about our ever-changing land
Digital Earth Australia (DEA) Land Cover translates over 30 years of satellite imagery into evidence of how Australia's land, vegetation and waterbodies have changed over time.
Land cover data can support sustainable farming practices, water resource management, soil erosion prevention, forest management, and more.
With over 80 descriptive classes available, see Australia's land cover from the past three decades in extraordinary detail.
See how the Murray River and its surrounds vary over three decades at the intersection of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Take a walk through DEA Land Cover
Learn about our ever-changing land with DEA Land Cover, which translates over 30 years of satellite imagery into evidence of Australia's land, vegetation and waterbodies have changed over time. Visit DEA Maps.
Why map land cover?
- Provide insights into the relationships between land, vegetation and waterbodies
- Evaluate the impacts of natural phenomena and human development
- Enable resource managers, scientists and policymakers to make more informed decisions
- Assess changes in urban and farmland growth, or bushland regeneration
